Corporate house sends notices to 35 filmmakers
Corporate house sends notices to 35 filmmakers
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Mera Number One: Ram Gopal Varma |
Recession has hit even the biggest corporate funding Indian movies Reliance aka BIG Pictures. The Anil Ambani owned company sent out notices to all the filmmakers who'd received advance payments and hadn't begun work on the films.
On December 24 last year BIG Pictures a member of the producers' guild sent out legal notices from the guild's office to as many as 35 filmmakers, both big and small.
The biggest amount the corporate house is asking back for is Rs 38 crores, from director Ram Gopal Varma. Ramu had a five-film deal with BIG and it's been over two years and the films haven't been made. RGV and BIG came together for Sarkar Raj, but the film wasn't part of the deal.
A source in the industry says, "Ramu signed up with them when Manmohan Shetty was running the show at BIG. But after he left, there was no progress. Now Shetty has floated his own company."
Most of the filmmakers who have received notices had signed up with the production house when Manmohan Shetty was heading the company. Now Shetty is the president of the Guild. The notices that have gone out bear his signature.
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Amit Khanna, the production head for BIG Pictures remained unavailable for comment. While Ramu simply said, "Not true, you can check with whomsoever concerned."
The notices have gone out to...Mukta Artsu00a0- 2,11,42,090/- (overseas distribution rights of Shaadi Se Pehle, 36 China Town, Apna Sapna Money Money and Good Boy Bad Boy)
Rajat Aurorau00a0- 15,00,000/- (for writing)
Ramesh Sippyu00a0- 5,50,00,000/- (The Sholay director sent a letter back asking to meet and discuss the matter amicably)
Yash Raj Entertainmentu00a0- 6,50,000/- (overseas distribution rights of Aap ka Surroor)
Milan Luthriau00a0- 41,71,955/- (for direction)
Anubhav Sinhau00a0- 50,00,000/- (for direction)
Kaleidoscope Entu00a0- 16,058,813/- (over the overseas distribution rights of GURU)
Bhagwan Chirta Mandiru00a0- 12,94,000/- (ref to Big Brother)
WSG filmsu00a0- 1,52,661/- (for the movie Dhram)
DMS Filmsu00a0- 45,28,022/- (for Family u2013 Ties of Blood)
Chivach Mediau00a0- 2,51,407/- (ref Bollywood Bride)
